Purpose The authors reviewed studies of validated tools to screen for cognitive impairment among prisoners. The purpose of this paper is to assist organisations in identifying cognitive impairment in correctional facilities. Design/methodology/approach A targeted literature review identified peer-reviewed articles on screening of adults in jails, prisons, police watch-houses, custody suites, rehabilitation facilities and forensic settings or community settings for offenders. Validation of screening tools in secure settings, psychometric properties and cultural discrimination is included in this review. Findings Eight screening tools are considered suitable for use in correctional settings. Two screening tools are recommended for cognitive impairment, one is recommended for adaptive functioning assessment and one is recommended for screening of brain injury. Two screening tools are noted to be subject to piloting and further development for use with First Nations people, and two screening tools for cognitive impairment are noted for positive consideration. Research limitations/implications Recommendations for screening tools are based on review only and evaluation was infeasible. Practical implications Short, reliable measures of cognitive ability for use in correctional facilities are needed. Such tools must be appropriate with respect to their purpose, feasible within the clinical capability of staff and sufficiently cheap to administer to allow widespread use. Originality/value Screening of prisoners for cognitive impairment allows early detection to facilitate rehabilitation and therapy. This research is at the systems level. Therefore, the authors do not purport to provide guidance for individual clinicians.

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筛查囚犯的认知障碍–文献综述

目的作者回顾了用于筛查囚犯认知障碍的经过验证的工具的研究。本文的目的是帮助组织识别教养设施中的认知障碍。设计/方法/方法一项有针对性的文献综述确定了同行评议的文章，内容涉及对监狱，监狱，警察看守所，监护室，康复设施和法医场所或犯罪者的社区场所进行成人筛查。该评价包括在安全环境，心理特征和文化歧视中的筛查工具的验证。结论八种筛查工具被认为适合在矫正环境中使用。建议使用两种筛查工具来解决认知障碍，建议一种用于适应性功能评估，另一种用于筛查脑损伤。据指出，有两种筛查工具正在试行和进一步开发以供原住民使用，并指出了两种用于认知障碍的筛查工具需要积极考虑。研究的局限性/意义筛选工具的建议仅基于审查，评估是不可行的。实际意义需要在矫正机构中使用简短，可靠的认知能力测量方法。此类工具就其目的而言必须是适当的，在员工的临床能力范围内是可行的，并且管理起来应足够便宜以允许广泛使用。独创性/价值对囚犯进行认知障碍筛查可以及早发现，以促进康复和治疗。这项研究是在系统级别上的。因此，作者并不打算为个别临床医生提供指导。